Zimbabwe "blood diamonds" dispute breaks out at U.N.
The United States, the EU and other Western powers blasted the U.N. General Assembly on Friday for ignoring Zimbabwe's reported failure to comply with international efforts to curb trade in...
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Fri Dec 11 11:33:21 PST 2009
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U.N. warned of risks in backing Congo army ops: memo
Lawyers warned the United Nations in April of the risks of backing military operations in which Congolese soldiers are now accused of massacring hundreds of civilians, internal U.N. documen...
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Fri Dec 11 09:42:24 PST 2009
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U.N. Afghan envoy to step down on schedule in March
The top U.N. official in Afghanistan says he will step down in March when his two year contract is scheduled to end and has asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to find his replacement to en...
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Fri Dec 11 07:20:13 PST 2009
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'N Sync's 'No Strings' decade's most popular album
The top album of the decade came from an act that's not even around anymore
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Fri Dec 11 06:10:09 PST 2009
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Top U.N. official in Afghanistan wants to leave
The top U.N. official in Afghanistan said Friday he will not renew his two-year contract when it expires in March.
USA Today,
Fri Dec 11 03:36:26 PST 2009
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Dozens of drivers stranded on N.Y. highway
DUNKIRK, N.Y., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Authorities said Friday that as many as 100 stranded individuals had to be rescued from vehicles on the New York State Thruway because of heavy snow.
UPI,
Fri Dec 11 11:44:59 PST 2009
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U.N. panel voices concern over Iran's apparent violations of arms-export embargo
UNITED NATIONS -- A U.N. sanctions committee expressed "grave concern" Thursday about what it called apparent Iranian violations of a U.N. ban on arms exports, triggering a renewed threat b...
Washington Post,
Thu Dec 10 21:00:00 PST 2009
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Top U.N. official in Afghanistan to leave
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The top U.N. official in Afghanistan is stepping down and has asked that a search for his replacement begin, the international organization said.
UPI,
Fri Dec 11 05:59:09 PST 2009
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'N Sync's 'No Strings' decade's most popular album
The top album of the decade came from an act that's not even around anymore -- 'N Sync. Billboard magazine says the boy band led by Justin Timberlake had the decade's best-selling album wit...
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Fri Dec 11 06:10:09 PST 2009
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U.N. seeks Afghan envoy to help civilian surge
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and key Western powers are seeking a new U.N. envoy to Afghanistan to help lead the "civilian surge" U.S. President Barack Obama has promised, U.N. diplom...
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Thu Dec 10 14:35:49 PST 2009
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Business struggles to sway U.N. climate talks
Industry has struggled to sway U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen because of a remote negotiating process and a lobby split between climate policy winners and losers, executives said on Frida...
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Fri Dec 11 09:47:00 PST 2009
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Pick n Pay Shares Decline After Workers Start One-Day Strike
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Pick n Pay Stores Ltd.
Bloomberg,
Fri Dec 11 01:18:21 PST 2009
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Pick n Pay Workers Start 1-Day Strike to Protest Alleged Racism
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Workers at Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. went on strike today to protest against alleged racism in the workplace, said Mike Abrahams, spokesman for the South African Commerc...
Bloomberg,
Fri Dec 11 00:33:28 PST 2009
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Dispute continues at N.W.T. union's office
Office staff at the Union of Northern Workers faced a bitterly cold day on the picket line in Yellowknife on Thursday, as a labour dispute between them and the N.W.T.'s largest union contin...
CBC North,
Fri Dec 11 09:45:41 PST 2009
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RCMP had no grounds to use Taser on N.W.T. girl: report
An RCMP officer in Inuvik, N.W.T., was not justified in jolting a teenage girl with a Taser in 2007, a federal police watchdog agency has concluded.
CBC.ca,
Fri Dec 11 09:12:11 PST 2009
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S.Africa Pick 'n Pay workers strike against "racism"
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - About 20,000 workers at Africa's second biggest retailer Pick 'n Pay went on strike on Friday in protest against alleged racism in the South African grocery chain.
The Star,
Fri Dec 11 09:17:28 PST 2009
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U.N. talks: Rich nations must make big emission cuts
Danish police push a small group of demonstrators to the sidewalk during a demonstration in Copenhagen Friday Dec. 11, 2009. The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference is...
The Advocate,
Fri Dec 11 11:18:26 PST 2009
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'N Sync's 'No Strings' decade's most popular album
'N Sync had decade's most popular album, Mariah Carey sang its most popular single
Newsday,
Fri Dec 11 06:58:16 PST 2009
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Reaction to EU finance deal at U.N. climate talks
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Following are reactions from delegates at U.N. climate talks to a plan by European leaders on Friday to provide developing countries with 7.3 billion euros ($10.8 bil...
The Star,
Fri Dec 11 09:32:40 PST 2009
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